Urenkel

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Enkel

Pronunciation

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Noun

Urenkel m (strong, genitive Urenkels, plural Urenkel, feminine Urenkelin)

great-grandchild
Synonyms: Großenkel, Urenkelkind
great-grandson
Synonym: Urenkelsohn
later descendant
Synonym: Urkind

Declension

Declension of Urenkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Urenkel	die	Urenkel
genitive	eines	des	Urenkels	der	Urenkel
dative	einem	dem	Urenkel	den	Urenkeln
accusative	einen	den	Urenkel	die	Urenkel

Coordinate terms

Urenkelin (“great-granddaughter”)
Urenkeltochter (“great-granddaughter”)

Derived terms

Ururenkel

Related terms

Enkel
Enkelin
Enkelkind (“grandchild”)
Enkelsohn (“grandson”)
Enkeltochter (“granddaughter”)
Ururenkelkind (“great-great-grandchild”)

See also

Eltern (“parents”)
Großeltern (“grandparents”)
Großkind, Grosskind
Großmutter (“grandmother”), Großvater (“grandfather”)
Kind
Kindeskind
Mutter, Vater
Urgroßmutter (“great-grandmother”), Urgroßvater (“great-grandfather”)
Ururgroßmutter (“great-great-grandmother”), Ururgroßvater (“great-great-grandfather”)
Urururgroßmutter (“great-great-great-grandmother”), Urururgroßvater (“great-great-great-grandfather”)

Further reading

“Urenkel” in Duden online